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CBA promoted Nguyen to keep him away from clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... He would supervise, but he would actually physically see fewer clients." This came in response to a question by Labor Senator Mark Bishop about Nguyen's promotion following an internal investigation that included accusations of alleged forgery and fraud. ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... yesterday, Sinodinos, who was chair of AWC at the time, said he did not believe the detail was relevant. Questioning the senator, Counsel Assisting Geoffrey Watson said: "It might have been a matter of interest for the person receiving your call that ...

Sinodinos says six figure AWH salary was 'reasonable'

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... company. Sinodinos stood aside from his role as Assistant Treasurer shortly after the inquiry started. ICAC questioned the senator regarding his role as a chairman of AWH and the involvement of the company with the Obeid family. The senator said that ...

Government will go ahead with FoFA changes: Ciobo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... to the Senate Economics Committee, which is due to report in mid-June. "In the meantime, the acting assistant treasurer Senator Mathias Cormann is engaging with all relevant stakeholders on the regulations and legislative amendments," Ciobo said. Ciobo's ...

ASIC to consider complaints about ISA's 'Compare the Pair'

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... specifically looking at whether or not the campaign "provides a fair representation or conveys a misleading impression." Liberal Senator for South Australia and chair of the PJC David Fawcett talked about "calculations clearly by people who are supporting ...

FoFA regulations paused, but legislation will go ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
The plan to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments applies only to the regulatory changes, Senator Cormann's office has confirmed. The government has already introduced the amendments as legislation, and the process is underway. However ...

FoFA freeze a consequence of pro-consumer campaign: Silk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said that Senator Mathias Cormann's decision to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation is a consequence of "a surprisingly strong campaign" against "elements" that were pushing the legislation ...

Cormann freezes FoFA amendments

MARK SMITH, ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
... wanted to consult key stakeholders including the financial services and financial planning industry. On his Twitter account Senator Cormann said that the decision to pause the regulations "was taken last Friday." The government faced criticism in the ...

Cormann to take over Sinodinos' duties

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... Association of Financial Advice (AFA) chief executive Brad Fox said that the association "had a wonderful relationship with Senator Cormann." "We find him to be one of the best informed around the issues affecting financial advice, so we feel very comfortable ...

Labor hopes to disallow FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2014
... yet held discussions with the Greens on this topic, so could not confirm they would support such a motion. Greens leader Senator Christine Milne did not confirm whether the Greens would support such a motion. However she reaffirmed her party's opposition ...